Spend Easter Sunday with Madison from Chirp Nature Center in Big Bear Lake, CA and learn how to make birdseed cascarones. This project is easy, inexpensive, and fun for all ages.

What you’ll need

  1. Eggs
  2. Sewing Needle (or any needle works)
  3. Glue
  4. Toilet paper or tissue paper
  5. Egg dye or food coloring
  6. Vinegar
  7. Hot water
  8. Small bowls for dipping the dye

Watch this video to get step-by-step instructions on making birdseed cascarones with the materials listed above.

Instructions

Hollow the Egg

  1. With a needle, create a small opening on one end of the egg
  2. Slowly crack a nickel-size hole on the same end, allowing the yoke and white to pour out of the egg and into the sink (you do not need to save the yoke and white)
  3. Wash in water, cleaning the eggshell
  4. Let the eggshell air dry or use a soft cloth to gently wipe dry as shown in the video

Dye the Egg

  1. Warm up some water in small bowls
  2. Add vinegar
  3. Pour the color dye into separate bowls if you have more than one color
  4. Dip the eggshells into the dye
  5. Let it dry

Fill & Cover

  1. Fill the eggs with Chirp’s Big Bear Blend Seed by pouring the seed directly into it (do not use the eggshell to scoop the seeds as it will cause the eggshell to shatter)
  2. Cut the toilet paper or tissue paper into little squares, big enough to fully cover the nickel-size hole on the egg
  3. Pour glue around the edge of the opening of the eggshell
  4. Please the square piece of paper over the top of the hole, covering the seeds

Decorate the Eggs

Feel free to customize and decorate each egg with any other art supplies you may have at home. Some ideas for material includes:

  • Pom Pom Balls
  • Glitter
  • Yarn
  • Washi Tape
  • Puff Paint
  • Label Stickers
  • Markers

Games you can play with your Egg Cascarones

  • Hide for your Easter Egg Hunt
  • Test your wits with Russian Rulett
  • Toss in your Classic Egg Toss Game

Egg cascarones history

You might be familiar with Egg Cascarones, however, traditionally, the eggs were filled with glitter and confetti instead of birdseed, but do you know where this tradition originated? 

Back in the 18th century, jewels filled the hollowed eggs and were presented as an elegant gift in China. Later, perfume and fine power filled the egg in Europe as a sweet aromatic present. In the 1800s, this egg-ccellant idea became a Mexican tradition. The eggs were named “Cascarones” meaning eggshell, filled with confetti, and cracked over a head to wish good luck. 

Need birdseed to fill up your Birdseed Cascarones? Get free local delivery.

For the benefit of all of our customers, 2-legged and winged, we want to help keep your bird feeders full. Chirp offers free next day delivery within the Big Bear Valley, with a minimum $20 order, as long as conditions dictate.

To order wild bird supplies, call, email, or go online. Choose curb-side pick up, or doorstep delivery, as you prefer. It may be challenging to get toilet paper, but we make it easy to get birdseed.